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Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 93

#31

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#8

Peak Rank

#8

41

Years Ranked

21

1

Years in Top 10

1

25.7

Average Rank

27.7

45

Theatrical Releases

21

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$560.0 Million

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The 2026 comparison presents Frances McDormand and Gene Wilder through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Frances McDormand the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Frances McDormand's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Frances McDormand without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Gene Wilder

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Frances McDormand

45 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Women Talking $5.5 Million
2021 The French Dispatch $16.1 Million
2021 Nomadland $3.7 Million
2018 Isle of Dogs $32.0 Million
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri $54.5 Million

Gene Wilder

21 theatrical releases • $560.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 Another You $2.9 Million
1990 Funny About Love $8.1 Million
1989 See No Evil Hear No Evil $46.9 Million
1986 Haunted Honeymoon $8.0 Million
1984 The Woman in Red $25.3 Million